Shloka 37
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
ततस्तस्य सुरेशस्य क्रोधादमिततेजस:
tatastasyasureśasya krodhādamitatejasaḥ
Then, provoked by anger, that lord of the gods—of immeasurable splendor—reacted accordingly. The line signals a decisive turn where divine authority, stirred by wrath, begins to shape the unfolding moral consequence of the episode.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds krodha (anger) as a powerful catalyst even in exalted beings; when authority is driven by wrath, it can rapidly determine outcomes, underscoring the ethical need to restrain anger and act from dharma rather than impulse.
Bhishma indicates a turning point: the lord of the gods (Indra), described as possessing boundless splendor, becomes angry, and the next events are implied to proceed from that divine wrath.